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03/14/2006 11:50:00 AM |
Nice idea Rex, you know, I prefer your 'simple' images (not meaning simple to take but uncluttered and with plenty of negative space). I agree with the commenters about the aspect ratio, I thought they were bringing out a stubby can ;) Oh, and thanks to skiprow I'll be checking out the left to right theory on billboards for ever now lol.
editing to actually say something about the image (sorry). A few other commenters mentioned tha 'flatness' of the image. Looking at the shadow I imagine you got cleaned up the white background during post processing? this may have lost some of the 'pop' in the can (I just had to say that). The light spray of water is an excellent touch ;)
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03/04/2005 05:23:11 PM |
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03/03/2005 11:48:31 PM |
ok, i am voting this challenge in 2 passes. in this pass, you will get a partial comment and a score. then i will come back to comment again. if you have any problem whatsoever with this comment, pm me and let me know. otherwise, take it with a grain of salt...i'm not trying to be a know-it-all, i'm just explaining where i'm coming from in voting this challenge. and, if this comment is NOT helpful (of if you think i'm full of $#!+), don't mark it helpful.
billboards are a science unto themselves. a lot of research has gone into determining just how much information a person can digest and retain in specific time spans. they use this information to develop formulas for determining the number of words and letters to use on billboards, as well as their sizes. they also determine the size and number of visual elements to include.
the graphics/photograph on a billboard are designed to get the point across in a moment. on the road, a driver will have less time with a billboard than a voter will give your image. this is a key element in the challenge: composing a shot that will get its point across quickly and succintly. along those lines, a strong composition will probably have few details and make strong use of negative space.
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nice idea for a billboard. clean, succinct, and quickly gets the message across. the image does seem a bit flat, on close inspection, but from a distance, who's going to notice. one minor compositional consideration: another 'rule' for billboards is they are typically laid out left to right, with the graphics to the left and the verbiage to the right. worth mentioning, but not anything that would affect your score from me. good luck! |
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03/03/2005 09:58:26 AM |
| Good billboard features. Simple, easy to «read», effective. |
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03/01/2005 06:56:41 PM |
| I would have liked it better if it were a regular sized can... |
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02/28/2005 02:19:46 PM |
| Nicely done,... the red just seems a little washed out. |
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02/28/2005 08:20:35 AM |
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02/28/2005 08:01:48 AM |
| I think scaling the image vertically to get the correct aspect ratio was clever. Good luck. |
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02/28/2005 04:37:09 AM |
| looks a little soft, but good idea |
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02/28/2005 02:17:50 AM |
| You seem to have lost the proportians on the can when resizing. |
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02/28/2005 01:28:14 AM |
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02/27/2005 08:30:47 PM |
| Looks like the photo was reduced in size in the vertical direction only... but I like the use of negative space and the shadow |
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02/27/2005 07:43:50 PM |
| The colors look a little dull and the image could be sharper |
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